NCGA Urges All Vendor Partners to Support GMO Labeling Initiatives

      Continued From Last Post.

    As just mentioned, the National Cooperative Grocers Association5 (NGCA),
a business services cooperative that represents 134 retail food co-ops across
the US, sent out a letter on February 28 restating its support of GMO
labeling, urging consumers to contact manufacturers directly with their
concerns, and encouraging their vendor partners to “consider the kind of
statement and negative impact that an organization makes by supporting or
donating to campaigns designed to prevent the labeling of GMOs, whether on a
state or national level.”

    This is yet another sign that retailers and food manufacturers who
opposed prop 37 have indeed been paying the price. Take the Cheerios fiasco,
for example. General Mills spent over $1.1 million to deceive their customers
by defeating Prop 37, and the backlash was significant. When General Mills'
Cheerios brand released a Facebook app last December asking "fans" to "show
what Cheerios means to you,” thousands used the app to express their disgust
over the company's betrayal.

    I believe we can expect far fewer brands to engage in biotech’s fight in
future state initiatives. They really were not expecting the consumer
backlash that followed in the wake of Prop 37, and are likely to be far less
willing to take another bullet. The NGCA’s letter to their vendor partners
reads in part:

        “There was substantial consumer backlash from manufacturer financial
support of campaigns to prevent GMO labeling in California. Now, campaigns
calling for state level labeling of GMOs are active in a growing number of
many other states. Many NCGA co-ops are supporting these campaigns and are
also considering one or more of the following actions related to GMOs in food
on a local level: discontinuing or boycotting items from companies that
support antilabeling campaigns or whose products contain common GMO
ingredients; excluding items that contain common GMO ingredients from store-
level promotions and new item programs; and/or shifting more of their product
assortment focus to certified organic brands.

        ...We believe GMO labeling will be a reality in the coming years and
hope your organization will join us by showing leadership in this area
through support of consumers' right to information to make informed purchase
decisions.”

Organic Consumers Association Calls on Whole Foods to Move Up Labeling
Timeline

    Dave Murphy, founder and executive director of Food Democracy Now! who
served as co-chair of Prop 37, has criticized Whole Foods timeline, saying
“Americans need labeling of GMO foods today, not five years down the road,”6
adding that “had they supported Prop 37 sooner, Americans may have labeling
right now.”

    Similarly, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) issued a response to
Whole Foods’ plan on March 117 stating that, while it is encouraged by the
plan, the five-year timeline is too long. The OCA urges Whole Foods to move
up its labeling deadline to July 2015, and to “take the lead in the organic
industry to end deceptive labeling practices by requiring all the stores'
products that include the word 'natural' in their labeling or packaging to be
GMO-free.” According to the OCA press release:

        “Washington's I-522 is expected to pass in November 2013, becoming
the first statewide mandatory GMO labeling law. The law establishes July 2015
as the deadline for compliance. Whole Foods Markets already complies with the
U.K.'s mandatory GMO labeling law in its seven stores in that country. Whole
Foods came under fire last year when the company dragged its feet in
supporting Proposition 37, California's Right to Know GMO Labeling citizens'
initiative. In October, CEO John Mackey confirmed in a blog post that Whole
Foods stores knowingly sell Monsanto's genetically modified corn, without
labeling it.”

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Labeling of Genetically Engineered (GE) Ingredients Mandatory!

By Dr. Mercola

    Whole Foods recently announced the health food giant will make labeling
of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients mandatory in its American and
Canadian stores by 2018.

    (Whole Foods stores in Great Britain already require GE foods to be
labeled.) Many expect other retailers to follow suit.

    Despite the five-year deadline, which may seem long for some, this
announcement is incredibly encouraging and represents a major sign that all
the efforts most of you put into the Proposition 37 campaign have paid off.

We may have lost that battle but this, and other signs, strongly suggest we
are winning the war.

    Prop 37 raised an enormous amount of awareness about genetically
engineered (GE) foods (a.k.a. genetically engineered organisms or GMO’s).
Many Americans didn’t even know they existed prior to the California campaign
to require GE foods to be labeled.

    The Prop 37 campaign also ushered conversations about food to the front
pages of mainstream media. Over the past year, we’ve not only seen an
increase in the number of stories on genetically engineered foods, more
people are now also talking about other truth-in-labeling issues, and food
safety in general.

    People are waking up to the fact that we really don’t understand what
we’re eating anymore, and they’re taking control of their food again. Now,
other states, including Washington State and Missouri, are taking up the
baton to label GE foods. In all, 22 states now have some sort of pending
labeling legislation.

    Seeing the writing on the wall, the National Cooperative Grocers
Association (NGCA)1 recently wrote a letter to their members that now also
urges food manufacturers to stop funding or opposing GMO labeling. This is an
absolutely stupendous victory for our side that finally vindicates the hard
work so many of you put into this effort last year.

Whole Foods Responds to Consumer Demand for GMO Labeling

    Whole Foods Co-Chief Executive Walter Robb recently told the Los Angeles

Times:2

        "This is an issue whose time has come. With cases like horse meat
discovered in the U.K., plastic in milk in China, the recalls of almond and
peanut butter in the U.S., customers have a fundamental right to know what's
in their food.... 'The government has not been willing to take on this issue,
so it's going to have to happen differently.'"

    According to a February 2012 poll of potential voters in the 2012 US
elections, 90 percent of responders were in favor of labeling GE foods.

There’s really NO reason not to, aside from protecting the biotech industry’s
profits. Americans are already responding favorably to those few products
that are labeled. A. C. Gallo, president of Whole Foods, told the New York

Times:3

        “We’ve seen how our customers have responded to the products we do
have labeled. 'Some of our manufacturers say they’ve seen a 15 percent
increase in sales of products they have labeled [non-GMO].'”

    According to the featured article:4

        “Whole Foods' move will be copied by competitors, said Scott Faber,
vice president for government affairs for the advocacy organization
Environmental Working Group. 'Clearly, they're going to be the first of many
retailers who will require labeling as a condition of sale in their stores.'"

    It’s worth remembering that CA Prop 37 failed to be passed by just a few
percentage points back in November, even though the food and biotech industry
spent five times more money (a total of $46 million) on its propaganda
campaign than the supporters of the measure. That’s really a good indication
of how difficult this fight is for the industry. People want to know what
they’re eating, and convincing Americans to lay aside their concerns about GE
foods requires a lot of money and effort.

    It’s a challenge they can overcome, no doubt. But people are increasingly
seeing through the lame excuses, such as not wanting you to be “confused” by
the labels, or that labeling would raise food prices, or that labeling is
unnecessary because it’s “just as safe” as its conventional counterparts.
It’s all nonsense, and fortunately, it’s not flying as well as it used to.

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    Whole Foods has announced it will make labeling of genetically engineered
(GE) ingredients mandatory in its American and Canadian stores by 2018. Many
expect other retailers to follow suit

    About 20 major food companies, including Wal-Mart, recently gathered for
a meeting in Washington to discuss potential lobbying for a national GMO
labeling program

    The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently announced the creation
of a new nationwide campaign called the Organic Retail and Consumer Alliance
(ORCA). The mission of the new alliance includes exposing and eliminating the
misleading practice of “natural” labeling and marketing

    Organic food and products, by law and by third-party certification, are

produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers,
animal drugs, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), irradiation,
nanoparticles, or sewage sludge, whereas so-called “natural” products are
completely unregulated

    A critical assessment of the consequences of commercial cultivation of GE
plants in the US for 20 years advises the EU to NOT follow the path of the
US, as it has had profound negative impacts on farmers, seed markets, and
consumers. Among the eight final recommendations, the report concludes that
“There must be no large-scale, commercial cultivation of GE herbicide-
tolerant or insecticide-producing crops,” and that all potential situations
must be retrievab

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It’s Time to Change American Disease-Management into a Health-Fostering System

     Continued From Last Post.

        For most people (although there are clearly individual differences),
a diet high in healthful fats (as high as 50-70 percent of the calories you
eat), moderate amounts of high quality protein, which is far less than the
average amount most people eat, with the bulk of carbohydrates coming from
vegetables and very low or no carbohydrates from grains and sugars, will set
you on the right track toward health.

        Comprehensive Exercise Program, including High-Intensity Exercise

        Even if you're eating the healthiest diet in the world, you still
need to exercise to reach the highest levels of health, and you need to be
exercising effectively, which means including not only core-strengthening
exercises, strength training, and stretching but also high-intensity
activities into your rotation. High-intensity interval-type training boosts
human growth hormone (HGH) production, which is essential for optimal health,
strength and vigor. I've discussed the importance of Peak Fitness for your
health on numerous occasions, so for more information, please review this
previous article.

        Stress Reduction and Positive Thinking

        You cannot be optimally healthy if you avoid addressing the emotional
component of your health and longevity, as your emotional state plays a role
in nearly every physical disease -- from heart disease and depression, to
arthritis and cancer. Effective coping mechanisms are a major longevity-
promoting factor in part because stress has a direct impact on inflammation,
which in turn underlies many of the chronic diseases that kill people
prematurely every day. Meditation, prayer, energy psychology tools such as
the Emotional Freedom Technique, social support and exercise are all viable
options that can help you maintain emotional and mental equilibrium.

        Optimize Vitamin D with Proper Sun Exposure

        We have long known that it is best to get your vitamin D from
appropriate sun exposure during times when UVB rays are present. Vitamin D
plays an important role in preventing numerous illnesses ranging from cancer
to the flu.

        The important factor when it comes to vitamin D is your serum level,
which should ideally be between 50-70 ng/ml year-round. Sun exposure or a
safe tanning bed is the preferred method for optimizing vitamin D levels, but
a vitamin D3 supplement can be used when necessary. Most adults need about
8,000 IU's of vitamin D a day to achieve serum levels above 40 ng/ml, which
is still just below the minimum recommended serum level of 50 ng/ml.

        Be aware that if you take supplemental vitamin D, you also need to
make sure you're getting enough vitamin K2, as these two nutrients work in
tandem to ensure calcium is distributed into the proper areas in your body.
Vitamin K2 deficiency is actually what produces the symptoms of vitamin D
toxicity, which includes inappropriate calcification that can lead to
hardening of your arteries.

        While the ideal or optimal ratios between vitamin D and vitamin K2
have yet to be elucidated, Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue, author of Vitamin K2 and
the Calcium Paradox: How a Little Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life,
suggests that for every 1,000 IU's of vitamin D you take, you may benefit
from about 100 micrograms of K2, and perhaps as much as 150-200 micrograms
(mcg). 

        Fermented vegetables can be a great source of vitamin K if you
ferment your own using the proper starter culture. We recently had samples of
high-quality fermented organic vegetables made with our specific starter
culture tested, and a two to three ounce serving contained about 500 mcg of
vitamin K.

        High Quality Animal-Based Omega-3 Fats

        Animal-based omega-3 fat like krill oil is a strong factor in helping
people live longer, and many experts believe that it is likely the
predominant reason why the Japanese are the longest lived race on the planet.

        Avoid as Many Chemicals, Toxins, and Pollutants as Possible

        This includes tossing out your toxic household cleaners, soaps,
personal hygiene products, air fresheners, bug sprays, lawn pesticides, and
insecticides, just to name a few, and replacing them with non-toxic
alternatives.

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It’s Time to Change American Disease-Management into a Health-Fostering System

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   For example:

        Americans spend twice as much on health care per capita than any
other country in the world; in fact according to a series of studies by the
consulting firm McKinsey & Co, the US spends more on health care than the
next 10 biggest spenders combined: Japan, Germany, France, China, the U.K.,
Italy, Canada, Brazil, Spain, and Australia.

        Despite that, we rank dead last in terms of quality of care among
industrialized countries, and Americans are far sicker and live shorter lives
than people in other nations

        A review of U.S. healthcare expenses by the Institutes of Medicine2
last year revealed that 30 cents of every dollar spent on medical care is
wasted, adding up to $750 billion annually. Exorbitant hospital costs are a
leading cause of this overspending

        According to a 2011 report by the global consulting firm Milliman,
annual healthcare costs for the average American family of four, if covered
by a preferred provider organization, is still a staggering $19,3933

        As opposed to other countries, American laws prevent the government
from restraining drug prices. Federal law even prevents the single largest
drug buyer - Medicare - from negotiating drug prices

        Overall, Americans pay 50 percent more than other countries for
identical drugs. This year alone, the US will spend more than $280 billion on
prescription drugs. If Americans paid the same prices other countries pay for
the same products, we’d save about $94 billion a year

We Need a Whole New System of Medicine

    When it comes to medical charges, you the buyer are completely separated
from the seller or provider. There’s absolutely no market feedback to
regulate and control the prices that are charged, whether they are related to
medications or hospital/treatment charges. For the most part, drug makers and
hospitals are allowed to charge as much as they want, which plays a large
role on why these charges have gotten so outrageously out of control. This
simply does not happen in countries outside of the US.

    As a result, more than half, or approximately 60 percent, of all personal
bankruptcies in the US are related to medical bills. Even more remarkably,
the majority of those bankruptcies are among people WITH health insurance...

Weil writes:

        “The film [Escape Fire] takes its name from the practice of setting a
small fire to clear out nearby brush, allowing a fast-advancing forest fire
to pass by harmlessly. Will we be sufficiently clear-eyed and rational to
take a similarly bold action to avoid disaster wrought by our dysfunctional
health care system? I hope so. In the film, I say, 'The present system
doesn't work, and it's going to take us down. We need a whole new kind of
medicine.'"

    This new system needs to address preventive strategies, and allow for
less expensive, less invasive and more health-promoting alternatives as the
first line of treatment. This automatically means reduced profits for the
medical industry as a whole, but the pharmaceutical industry in particular
would have to relinquish its grasp on its greatest cash cow, the American
drug consumer.

    When you consider how far Big Pharma has gone to manipulate the political
system to its advantage, lobbying for laws to protect and bolster its profits
even to the detriment of the country as a whole, this is not going to happen
overnight. But you don’t have to wait for the system to change. You can take
control of your own health in the meantime, and proactively work to protect
not only your life but your pocketbook as well. At the end of this article, I
will list a few of my top healthy lifestyle considerations, the most
important of which is proper food choices.

Most of the Leading Causes of Death are Preventable

    Still, there is light at the end of the tunnel because you CAN take
control of your health - you don't have to listen to and abide by this system
that makes and keeps you sick in order to make multinational corporations
wealthy.

    The majority of deaths are due to chronic, not acute, disease. And most
chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, are
largely preventable with simple lifestyle changes. Even infectious diseases
like the flu can often be warded off by a healthy way of life. Just imagine
the lowered death toll, not to mention costs to the economy, if more people
decided to take control of their health … heart disease and cancer alone
accounted for 47 percent of deaths in the United States in 2010, and there
are many strategies you can implement to lower your risk of these diseases.

    The added bonus to this is that the healthier you are, the less you will
need to rely on conventional medical care, which is a leading cause of death.
So what does a "healthy lifestyle" entail? The following is a short list of
the basics expounded upon in my nutrition plan:

        Proper Food Choices

        For a comprehensive guide on which foods to eat and which to avoid,
see my nutrition plan. It's available for free, and is perhaps one of the
most comprehensive and all-inclusive guides on a healthy lifestyle out there.

Generally speaking, you should be looking to focus your diet on whole,
ideally organic, unprocessed foods that come from healthy, sustainable,
ideally local, sources.

        For the best nutrition and health benefits, you will want to eat a
good portion of your food raw. Nearly as important as knowing which foods to
eat more of is knowing which foods to avoid, and topping the list is
fructose. Sugar, and fructose in particular, can act as a toxin in and of
itself when consumed in excess, and as such drive multiple disease processes
in your body, not the least of which is insulin resistance, a major cause of
accelerated aging and virtually all chronic disease.

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